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Although rare, sudden cardiac death in young athletes raises serious concerns, especially because most victims report no warning symptoms. Pre-participation screening aims to identify children, adolescents, and young adults at risk,...

A very small percentage of doctors say they follow national sudden cardiac death screening guidelines completely when checking high school athletes. Sudden cardiac death is when the heart suddenly stops beating due to an arrhythmia ...

Experts say pre-participation screening should be abandoned
The harms outweigh any benefits
Critical data on national screening withheld
Young athletes should not undergo screening to prevent sudden cardiac arrest because it is not ...

Sudden cardiac death in young athletes who had not previously exhibited symptoms is a relatively rare yet tragic event. This occurs in around 60-80 young athletes annually in the United States. In the June 2011 issue of The American...

Cincinnati, OH, July 14, 2011 -- Incidents of young athletes collapsing during sports practice due to an undiagnosed heart condition are alarming, and have led some health care professionals to call for mandatory electrocardiogram (...